Dash receptacle



Sept. 19, 1933r v A. c. GRUNWALD ASH RECEPTACLE Filed Dec. 24, 1931 2a A 14 2 .35 Z 19. 2'5 25 Patented Sept. 19,1933

f -UNITED" S ATE-s ASH RECEPTACLE Albert C. Grunwald, River. Forest, Ill., assignor to Precision Metal Workers, Chicago, 111., a corporation-of Illinois Application December 24, 1931 Serial No. 582,931

3 Claims. (Cl. 131-51) This invention relates to ash receptacles, and

particularly to ash receptacles which are provided with an ash tray or primary ash receiver from which the ashes and other light rubbish.

" odors from the receptacle.

; Other objects, advantages and capabilities of V the invention will appear from the following description of a preferred embodiment thereof, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawin in which 20 g Figure 1 is an elevational view, partly in section, of an ash receptacle embodying my invention, the section being taken on'line 1-1' of Fig. 2, and i Fig. 2 is a plan view partly in section, the section being taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing'the reference numeral indicates the receptacle, which may suitably be of metal. The receptacle may be supported on a standard 11 in known manner or it may 'be adapted to rest upon the table or other fiat surface. The receptacle terminates at its upper end in a relatively large and preferably substan- V 'upper plate 19 and these rests maybe located tially cylindrical mouth formed by the wall 12.

i This mouth is closed by a cover unit 13 which comprises a cylindrical wall 14 which is adapted to slide into the wall 12 and a bead or flange l5 which is adapted to engage the upper end of the cylindrical wall 12.

The cover unit comprises a dish-like element 16 which comprises a flat base 1'? and the cylindrical wall 14 previously referred to. The upper edge of the wall 14 is bent outwardly to form a small flange 18. The cover element 13 also com- 1 prises the upper plate 19, the peripheral edge of which is spun over the flange 18 to provide the bead or flange previously referred to. The base 17 is provided with an opening 20. The plate 19 is provided with an opening 21 which does not overlie the opening 20. As illustrated in the drawing the openings 20 and 21 may be substantially semi-circular in shape and may be located on either side of a diameter of the cover unit. It will be understood, however, that the invention is not limited to this particular size or shape of opening since, obviously, openings of different sizes and shapes may be employed. It isnot necessary, according to the invention, to make openings 20 and 21 of the same size. V

The upper plate 19 and the dish-like elementthe 16 provide a housing 22 in which is located the rotatable element 23. The rotatable element 23 "PATENT OFFiCEf comprises a plurality of compartments 24, .two'

being shown infthe drawing, which are openat top and bottom and which may suitably be formed v of a strip of metal bent into configuration the same or substantially the same as thatof the opening "21. The compartments 24 'may be slightlyshallower than the housing 22 and the edge of the opening 21 maybe spun downwardly so 'as to make contact with the upper edge oi the compartments. In: the embodiment shown v in the drawing the compartments 24 are secured in any'suitable manner, for example by soldering,

to abridge member 25 which 'mayjsuitably be a length of tube of rectangular cross-section. A central stem 26 extends through the center of the bridge member 25 andis "rigidly secured thereto, for example by soldering, so that the stem 26 may be employed to revolve the com- .partments 24:1 The stem26 is provided with a reduced" lower end 27, which projects through a.

central opening in" the base" l7. '-The"stem"26 projects upwardly through a boss 27formed in the upper plate 19. The projecting end has rigidly mounted thereon a knurled button 28 whereby the rotatable element 23 may be rotated.

Cigar rests 29 are-preferably mounted on the obliquely so that the burning ends- 0f cigars or cigarets resting thereon may be located abovethe opening 21 so that ash dropping therefrom may fall into the primary ash tray constituted by the.

compartment 24 in register with the opening 21. In order to facilitate the attainment of exact register between the opening 21 and the compartments 24 I mount a spring 30 on the base 17,

.which spring is provided with a projection 31- which is adapted to enter a depression, 32 provided in each. compartment 24. It will be under stood that the projections 31 and depressions 32 I are so located that exact'register is readily obtained.

25 projects on either side of these outward bends A and is there secured to the compartments24' so that a strong unitary revolvable structure results.

In operation, the compartment 24 in register with the opening 21 and theportion of the base 17 belows'aid opening constitute a primary ash tray for the reception of tobacco ashes and the like. When it is desired to dump the contents of the tray the revolvable unit 23 is revolved by the button 2 8'and the ashes and similar rubbish are swept over the base 17 by the Wall ofthe compartment 24 until they are moved to the position of theopening 20 whereupon they fall'- into the receptacle 10. On account of the sweep ing motion it is obviously unnecessary that the opening 20 should be as large asth'e compartment' 24, provided it is sufliciently large to allow the intended rubbish to falltherethrough. The

same revolving motion brings another, compart V ment 24:, or the same compartment 24, if desired,

into register with the opening 21. 'Iheengage-v ment of the projection 31 with the depression 32, l I which corresponds'to exact register of the com- I partrnent 2% with the opening 21, may be felt by the operators hand so that he is assuredof correct manipulation. 1 I,

The present invention provides an ash receptacle in which the main'accumulation of f ash and smokers rubbish is substantially sealed at all times, both during normal. use andduring thetransfer of rubbish from the primary, ash tray to, thexreceptacle; in. this way objectionable odors and fumes,;a ndparticularly those result ing from thecharring of wax-paper matchesin contact with lighted cigarette ends, are effectively prevented from-passing into theroom tothe annoyance 0;" the occupants.

Althoug the invention; has been described in connection with thespecific details of. preferred 1 embodiments thereof, it must be und'erstoodthat horizontal walls, said walls being provided with openings out of vertical register, a downwardly walls'provided with openings which are out, of register, a downwardly extending flange around the periphery of the. opening in the upper wall having an edge below the plane of the lower side of said wall, a revolving compartment within said housing having suflicient width to make substan tiallyi-sealing register with s aid edge of said flange and engage'the lower wall, and meanspivotally mounting said compartment for rotation to ash discharging relation with the opening in the lower wall. 7 i I 2%} cover for an ash receptacle comprising a housing having upper and lower substantially extending flange around the periphery of the opening in the upper wall, said flange being formed by the metal of the upper wall spun inwardly to provide an edge below the main portion of said wall, and a revolving unit comprising compartments having sufiicient width to make substantially sealing register with said 'edge and with the lowerwall, and means pivotally .mounjih ing said unit iorrotation to bringeach compartment irorn'a position in registerwith said edge to a position over thelopen'ing in the lower wall" to discharge and other rubbish th'erethrough, 3..,A cover for anash,receptaclecomprising a housing having 1 upper and lower substantially horizontal walls, said walls being provided with 0, openingsout of vertical lregistenadownwardly extendingcfiange around'the periphery of the; opening inthe upper 'wall', said fiangebeing 7 formed by the metal of the upperlwall spun in-I wardlyto provide an'ed ge below-the main er: tion ofsaid-wall, a revolving unit comprisingcom partinents having 'suficient width-to make sub-2. stantially sealing 'register with said edge and'with the lower wall, means pivot'ally 'mounting said unit for rotation to bring each compartment from 15 a position in registerfwith said edge to a position over the openingflin'the lower'wall todiSchargev ash and other rubbish therethrough, and resilient means for holding said revolving unit'in said registering position. V, i I f ALBERT C, GRUNWALD, 

